NULG vs SQS: Differences, Returns & Fees
NULG and SQS hold 29% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $2.7bn for Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF and $1.4bn for Sapient Quality Select ETF.
NULG costs 0.54 points a year less; NULG is 1.9 times larger.
| NULG | SQS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.26% | 0.80% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $2.7bn | $1.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.5% | not published |
| What it tracks | Nuveen ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index | not published |
| Holdings in common | 29% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 44.0% | 54.2% |
| Below its high | 6.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | 4.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NULG and SQS hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
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29% in common
On the same fields
NULG and SQS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About NULG
NULG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +11.5% with distributions reinvested, against +15.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 44.0%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
About SQS
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.80% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 54.2%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, NULG or SQS?
- NULG is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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